Author Bio
Theresa Schwegel was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. She received a Masters in Screenwriting from Chapman University where she met Academy Award-winner Leonard Schrader, who encouraged her to turn her screenplay OFFICER DOWN into a novel. The book was published in 2005 and went on to win the Edgar® Award for Best First Novel. In 2008, she received the 21st Century Award from the Chicago Public Library Foundation. Her most recent project was a screenplay with acclaimed filmmaker Steve James. Though no longer a city resident, all her work is set in and around Chicago.